Physics II / Magnetic Materials
Practice question · Match the pairs

Match each magnetic quantity to what it describes.

  • Magnetisation M\mathbf{M}
  • Auxiliary field H\mathbf{H}
  • Curie temperature
  • Hysteresis loop area
  • Where a ferromagnet becomes paramagnetic
  • A field whose curl counts free current only
  • Energy dissipated per magnetisation cycle
  • Magnetic moment per unit volume
Hints
  1. Two are fields, one is a temperature, one is an energy.
  2. Above a critical temperature, thermal motion destroys the domain ordering.
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  • Magnetisation M\mathbf{M} Magnetic moment per unit volume
  • Auxiliary field H\mathbf{H} A field whose curl counts free current only
  • Curie temperature Where a ferromagnet becomes paramagnetic
  • Hysteresis loop area Energy dissipated per magnetisation cycle
Why

M\mathbf{M} measures the aligned moments, H\mathbf{H} keeps Ampère’s law usable, the Curie temperature is where ordering collapses, and the loop area is the energy paid per cycle.

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